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| Fall 2005 |
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Philanthropy • Foundations • Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management |
The Funder Next Door
When grantmakers move into the communities they serve.
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| Winter 2005 |
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Social Innovations • Socially Responsible Investing • Business • Socially Responsible Business |
All Fired Up
How an insurance company helps its workers support their local fire departments.
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| Spring 2006 |
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Philanthropy • Foundations • Global Issues • Environment |
Bigger May Not Be Better
Does an organization's size correlate with its effectiveness?
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| Summer 2006 |
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Nonprofits • Nonprofit Leadership |
Pundits Weigh In [Free!]
"The Leadership Deficit" sidebar
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| Fall 2006 |
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Social Innovations • Socially Responsible Investing • Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Social Return on Investment • Business • Social Enterprises |
Drowning in Data [Free!]
In the frenzy over accountability, funders, donors, and the general public are calling for more program evaluation. But few understand evaluation well enough to conduct or bankroll high-quality studies. Without sufficient knowledge or funding, nonprofits are often collecting heaps of dubious data, at great cost to themselves and ultimately to the people they serve.
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| Fall 2006 |
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Social Innovations • Socially Responsible Investing • Philanthropy • Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management |
Your Inner Philanthropist
What gets lost when donors follow their own hearts instead of recipients’ needs.
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| Spring 2007 |
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Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management |
A Pyramid Scheme for Technology
How to identify your IT needs and get money for them.
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| Spring 2007 |
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Philanthropy • Foundations • Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management |
Luck of the Draw [Free!]
Grantees of foundations have little control over which program officer takes their case. Yet program officers make or break grantees’ experiences with foundations. To trigger social change, foundations must give program officers better training, clearer expectations, and regular performance feedback.
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| Summer 2003 |
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Global Issues • Environment |
Review: A New Green Order?
The World Bank's Global Environment Facility may be undermined by bureaucracy.
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| Winter 2005 |
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Philanthropy • Foundations • Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management |
Elusive Blue Ribbons
Why winning foundations' special awards is difficult, and how it can be made easier.
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| Spring 2007 |
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Philanthropy • Foundations |
Review: The Foundation vs. Great Philanthropic Mistakes
Some books ought to be read as pairs. Joel L. Fleishman’s and Martin Morse Wooster’s recent offerings are such a duo, offering sometimes diametrically opposed perspectives on philanthropic successes and failures.
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| Summer 2007 |
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Philanthropy • Foundations • Nonprofits • Social Return on Investment • Nonprofit Leadership • Global Issues • Health • Environment |
Robbing the Grandchildren [Free!]
Human-caused climate change, sharply declining conventional energy sources, and population growth are threatening the very platform of human life. Yet only 5 percent of U.S. foundation spending goes to the environment, and a paltry 2.9 percent goes to science and technology.
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| Fall 2007 |
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Social Innovations • Socially Responsible Investing • Philanthropy • Foundations • Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Social Return on Investment • Business • Socially Responsible Business |
The Power of Strategic Mission Investing [Free!]
A growing number of foundations are offering low-interest loans, buying into green business ventures, and investing in other asset classes to advance their missions. To bring about real change, foundations need to make strategic mission investments that complement their grantmaking and leverage market forces.
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| Winter 2008 |
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Social Innovations • Philanthropy • Foundations • Nonprofits • Nonprofit Organizations • Global Issues • Education • Poverty • Civil Society |
15 Minutes with Thomas Vander Ark
SSIR Managing Editor Eric Nee spoke with the X Prize Foundation’s president, Thomas Vander Ark, about how prizes can stimulate social innovation.
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| Winter 2008 |
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Philanthropy • Foundations |
Failing Well
Foundations need to make more of the right kinds of mistakes.
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| Spring 2008 |
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Philanthropy • Altruism • Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Fundraising |
Meet Your Match
Matching grants work – but not for everyone.
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| Spring 2008 |
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Social Innovations • Socially Responsible Investing • Philanthropy • Foundations • Nonprofits • Nonprofit Leadership |
Review: Grassroots Philanthropy [Free!]
Foundation grantmaking can become more responsive, intuitive, and effective.
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| Summer 2008 |
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Social Innovations • Socially Responsible Investing • Philanthropy • Foundations • Government • Government Programs • Global Issues • Education |
Taking Stock of Venture Philanthropy
In the early, heady days of the venture philanthropy movement, its proponents touted it as revolutionary, while critics said it was just old wine in new bottles. The experiences of the Center for Venture Philanthropy show that the truth lies somewhere in between: Venture philanthropy is no miracle cure, yet it can be particularly good at building strong organizations, knitting together new networks, and shrinking the power gap between funders and grantees.
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| Summer 2008 |
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Social Innovations • Socially Responsible Investing • Philanthropy • Foundations • Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Fundraising • Business • Socially Responsible Business |
The Equity Capital Gap
For-profit businesses can efficiently and quickly raise large amounts of money to fund growth and innovation by tapping equity capital—money that people invest in a company in return for ownership and a share of profits. The nonprofit world has no corollary, making it difficult, costly, and time-consuming to raise money. In this article the author explores ways that nonprofits and funders can create their own version of equity capital, and, just as important, develop an equity approach to doing business.
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| Fall 2008 |
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Social Innovations • Socially Responsible Investing • Philanthropy • Foundations • Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Fundraising • Social Return on Investment |
Money to Grow On [Free!]
In the for-profit world, the term "investment" has clear meaning and investors have sophisticated techniques for spotting and growing the most promising companies. Yet foundations and other nonprofit donors have not developed similar clarity or approaches. As a result, the nonprofit sector's greatest gems often languish well below their full potential. By better translating for-profit concepts, donors can learn how to scout out and grow the best nonprofits. Likewise, certain nonprofits can take a page from business's playbook and learn how to attract cash for expansion.
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